Ornamental box



Nov. 28, 1950 J. BYCK 2,531,968

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INVENTOR ATTO RNEY Nov. 28, 1950 J. BYCK 2,531,968

7 ORNAMENTAL BOX I Filed March 2, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Patented Nov. 28, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORNAMENTAL BOX Jacques Eyck, New York, N. Y.

Application March'Z, 1948, Serial No. 12,589

.1 Claims. I

This invention relates to ornamented boxes. More particularly it is directed to boxes having covers provided with ornamental matter on the outer surface thereof.

An object of this invention is to provide .a box or carton of paperboard or cardboard, which comprises a receptacle and a cover, wherein the cover has mounted on the outer surface thereof an improved ornamental panel of woven fabric which is suitably framed on said surface by portions of said cover and shows a three dimensional design.

Another object of this invention is to provide in an article of the character described, .a cover formed from paperboard and which is covered on its outer surface by a sheet of thin finishing paper, said sheet being formed with a central opening, an ornamental panel of woven colored fabric being disposed on the outer surface of said cover and framed by the opening in said finishing sheet, a base sheet being disposed between the inner surface of said ornamental panel and the outer surface of said cover.

Another object of this invention is to provide a box of the character described, which has mounted on the cover thereof an ornamental panel which is presented in a manner which is highly ornamental and enhances the appearance of the box as a whole, and provides a box which is practical to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construct on hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown two constructions only of various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the ornamented box embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an exploded, perspective View of the component parts of the cover shown in Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is an exploded, perspective view of the component parts of a cover which illustrates the invention and constitutes a modification thereof.

Referring in detail to the drawing, l designates the ornamented box embodying the invention. The same comprises a receptacle portion I I having a cover I 2 in telescoping relation thereing sheet 25.

to. The receptacle portion comprises a rectangular'bottom wall l3 and upstanding walls H! extending from the edges thereof.

The cover 12 comprises a rectangular wall l5 having-an inner surface l5 and an outer surface -ll, Figs. "3 and 4. Extending downwardly 'from the edges of the wall 15 are side walls "1 Sand end walls I9. As "shown in Fig. 2, the dimensions of the receptacle H and cover l2 are such as top'rovide for a telescoping relation with the walls l8, l9 of the cover'being disposed outside of walls 14 of the'receptacle. The width of the'wa'lls l8 and I 9 of the cover is substantially equal to the width of the walls [4 of the receptacle H, as shown in Fig. 2.

The receptacle and cover maybe made of conventional paper or cardboard of suitable thickness to produce the desired degree of rigidity in thebox'as 'a whole.

The cover H. has mounted on a central portion of the outer surface ll thereof, an ornamental or decorative panel 20. The panel 20 is preferably a cloth piece which 'is made up of groups of interwoven yarns 2| of contrasting colors. The fabric is produced by the Jacquard weaving process and the yarns 0r threads are of varying lengths and are so arranged and disposed as to produce a three dimensional effect. This may be effected by piling up certain of the yarns or threads to provide surfaces 22, 23 of different elevation which may be graduated to effect the appearance of depth and color shading.

A rectangular intermediate backing sheet 25, somewhat larger than the member 20, is disposed between the member and the surface I! of the cover. The sheet 25 may be suitably adhered to the surface I! of cover l2 by means of adhesive or the like. The panel or member 20 in turn, is adhesively secured to the sheet 25.

Means is provided for framing the ornamental panel 23. To this end, there is provided a finishing sheet of paper or the like 30. The sheet may be high quality paper and is formed with corner cutouts 3| which provide side flaps 32 and end flaps 33, and wh ch have a width greater than the width of the side and end Walls of the cover. The sheet 30 is further formed with a centrally disposed cutout or opening 35. When the sheet 30 is applied to the cover [2, the cutout 35 therein is adapted to frame the panel 20, with the edges of the cutout portion silghtly overlapping the edges of the panel 20, as shown in Fig. 2. The edge portions of the sheet 30 adjacent the opening 35 also overlap the edge portions of the back- The flaps 32 of the sheet 30 are folded around the side walls [8 of the cover with the ends thereof disposed in contact with the inner surface thereof. Similarly, the flaps 33 are folded around the end walls [9, of the cover, with the ends thereof disposed in contact with the inner surface thereof.

The edges 36 of the cutout 35 may be suitably colored to enhance the framing efiect of the cutout relative to the ornamental panel 20. The sheet 30 may be suitably adhered to the cover [2 by adhesive or the like.

It is apparent that the sheet 30 gives a finished effect to the cover [2 as a whole, as well as providing means for framing the ornamental panel on the cover. If desired, the sheet 30 may be printed or otherwise provided with indicia which may harmonize with the ornamental panel 20.

In Fig. 4 is shown another form of the invention and illustrating a modification thereof. The cover I2 is provided with the intermediate sheet 25 and a decorative panel 20, similar to the corresponding parts previously described. A rectangular finish sheet 48, having a centrally disposed cutout portion 4|, overlies the surface I! of the cover and frames the decorative panel 20. The dimensions of the sheet 40 are substantially equal to the dimensions of the wall [5 of the cover, so that its edges substantially coincide with the edges of the wall. The sheet 25, the panel 20 and the finish sheet "30 are secured in superposed relation to the cover l2, by means of adhesive or the like, in the manner previously described.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A container comprising a receptacle and a cover member for the receptacle, said cover member including a top wall of cardboard, in combination with a thin backing sheet, an ornamental fabric panel, and a thin flexible finishing sheet, said thin backing sheet being adhesively secured to said top wall, said ornamental fabric panel being adhesively secured to said backing sheet, said thin sheet having an open portion therein, said open portion having a contrasting color border thereon, said finishing sheet being neatly and adhesively secured to said backing sheet and to said top wall with the open portion narrowly overlapping the edges of the ornamental panel, said open portion and its contrasting border constituting a frame about the ornamental panel, said ornamental fabric panel comprising interwoven yarns of contrasting color and of varying length, certain of said yarns being piled up so as to provide surfaces of different elevation graduated to produce a three dimension efiect.

JACQUES BYCK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 176,453 Ettlinger June 7, 1892 646,852 Lorscheider Apr. 3, 1900 1,188,099 Phillips June 20, 1916 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 192,906 Great Britain Feb. 15, 1923 

